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# 1  
Old 01-14-2013
Date format in the files written by syslogd
Hi,

Below is what i am seeing in /var/log/messages on ubuntu machine.

Code:
2013-01-14T18:29:39.319736+00:00 test01 ldap-mail[2395]:   test1
Jan 14 18:29:39 test01 ldap-mail[2395]:   test2
2013-01-14T18:29:39.320792+00:00 test01 ldap-mail[2395]: test3
Jan 14 18:29:39 test01 ldap-mail[2395]: test4

But on other ubuntu machine i am seeing the log as below
Code:
Jan 14 18:30:06 tets02 ldap-mail[19133]:  test01
Jan 14 18:30:06 tets02 ldap-mail[19133]:  test54
Jan 14 18:30:06 tets02 ldap-mail[19133]:  testing testing
Jan 14 18:30:07 tets02 ldap-mail[19133]:  test
Jan 14 18:30:07 tets02 ldap-mail[19133]:  test000


I there a way to correct the date format for test01 server similar to tets02 server?

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Mod Comment Please use code tags next time for your code and data.
Last edited by radoulov; 01-14-2013 at 05:03 PM..
# 2  
Old 01-14-2013
Check this post.
# 3  
Old 01-14-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by radoulov
Check this post.
Thank you for the reply. But in my case i am seeing the date/time format in two different versions as below where the first line is what i want to be consistent. Not sure why am i seeing the second line as different compared to the first one.

Code:
Jan 14 18:29:39 test01 ldap-mail[2395]:   test2
2013-01-14T18:29:39.320792+00:00 test01 ldap-mail[2395]: test3

Last edited by Scott; 01-15-2013 at 04:14 PM.. Reason: Code tags
# 4  
Old 01-14-2013
OK,
it appears that the process that writes the lines with the test1 pattern
is using a different date format.
Check the environment of those processes and look for different locale settings.
# 5  
Old 01-14-2013
I didnot understand as i know the what process is writing these logs into a file, but not sure what exactly needs to be updated/changed.

Can you please shed some light?
# 6  
Old 01-14-2013
If different users are used for starting those processes, check the initialization files in their home directories:
.profile, .bash_profile, for example. Look for variable names starting with LC_.
# 7  
Old 01-14-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by radoulov
If different users are used for starting those processes, check the initialization files in their home directories:
.profile, .bash_profile, for example. Look for variable names starting with LC_.
I've checked in user's home directory and i dont see any LC_ refrences in those files and then i have checked the same on the working system still it is the same file without LC_ references.

SO am i missing anything here?
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